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Prof. Dr. Ian Rowland

Professor Ian Rowland is editor-in-chief of the European Journal of Nutrition. Until his recent retirement, he was the Hugh Sinclair Professor of Human Nutrition at University of Reading. He holds a BSc and PhD in microbiology from University College London.

Prof. Rowland’s main research area is the role of diet (in particular probiotics, prebiotics, phytoestrogens, and phytochemicals) in the prevention of colon, breast and prostate cancer. In his current research, he is investigating the role of fruit and vegetable intake on markers of cancer risk.

In 2005 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Gent in Belgium for his work on nutrition and cancer. Prof. Rowland has published over 300 papers.